The Legend of Greyskull

​The Imagination Network​

The Imagination Network aims to change the way we view people with mobility impairment and memory loss in our communities. Over the last decade creative engagement has emerged as one of the most exciting new care models for seniors requiring assisted living supports. No matter what happens to us as we age, the imagination continues to grow and develop. The Imagination Networkenvisions a future where communities embrace the creative ideas and work of their aging friends, family and neighbours.​Check out the great video by Joah Lui below!

Across the lines

A great community project...working with seniors and local musicians to make a special recording. The CD was officially launched on January 13th, 2013. It is available on the website through CD baby, iTunes and locally in stores.Check out the website HERE.Below are some photos from the CD release. Thanks to Makiko for the great shots!

The Past Is Still Here

A Collaborative remix project using previously recorded material between Jon Wood and myself. Gratefully supported by the Canada Council for the Arts.

In 1785, British philosopher and social theorist Jeremy Benthamconceived the Panopticon, an architectural design that allows one singleobserver to watch over a large number of subjects without them knowingthat they are under surveillance. Since then, the concept was implementedin the construction of prisons, factories, schools, hospitals and asylums allover the world.Bentham’s idea was also elaborated on by philosophers and writers.

In 1949, for example, George Orwell published his novel 1984, in whichthe Panopticon takes the form of Big Brother, who knows and controlseverything. He has a voice and a face, which are magnified and multipliedby numberless screens and speakers, reminding every one of his permanentpresence and absolute power. Twenty-six years later, French philosopher,sociologist and historian Michel Foucault turned the Panopticon intoa metaphor for modern society. In his article “Discipline and Punish: TheBirth of the Prison,” he describes it as a “machine,” which he likens to thecontemporary use of restricting rules and concealed observation.